Meet "Midnight"

Grandpa Sabin found a tarantula on his driveway and surprised Dad with it on his desk at work. The kids have been pining away for a pet and Dad thought this might fit the bill. After initial screams the kids warmed up to the spider right away and named it Midnight. The filled a clear plastic container with dirt and a water dish. We fed it some crickets. The box didn't have a lid so Dad used duct tape and saran wrap with a few holes poked through it for air. Unfortunately Midnight is a contortionist and made his/her way through the holes in the dead of night. The box was in Rachel's room upstairs.
You can imagine how I felt with this turn of events. A three-week old baby and a tarantula on the loose. Not thrilled. We looked everywhere but I had to resign myself to putting it out of my mind as best I could. Sarah woke up the following night with nightmares and Daniel had a dream that he thought was real that Midnight was on the floor of his room and ran down to get Spencer. He wasn't scared, but we were woken up just the same! :) Spencer woke up a few times on his own that night too. I only woke up from Melanie, no "Midnight" disturbances for me.
Luckily, even prayers about spiders are answered and as I was coming out of our downstairs bedroom last night after getting home from the movie I saw the HUGE spider halfway up the hall closet's door. I yelled for Spencer and Midnight, obviously reluctant to be put back in a box, was contained once more. I am thrilled! But I think today we are going to return him/her to their home sweet home in Grandpa's yard. But we'll have memories--and pictures!

Our little princesses with their first "pet"


Daniel and Midnight